What is the significance of Japa Mala (Prayer beads) in Hinduism? Let us read the explanation about Japa Mala in the words of Sri Sri Ravishankar. He explained it during a Satsang of Art of Living… You know when someone is in love with somebody; they go on taking their name so many times. They […]
The origins of Sambrani Dhoop can be traced back to ancient India, where it was traditionally used in religious rituals and ceremonies. The word “Sambrani” refers to the fragrant resin derived from the Sal tree, and “Dhoop” means incense. The burning of Sambrani dhoop benefits in multiple ways. No Indian house can have its prayers without […]
Lord Shiva is one among the Trimurty, and is a great god who safeguards us in our every-day life. He is residing at Kailasa and showers his immense grace on to his devotees. His temples are situated all over the world. The 63 Nayanmar saints praise the glory of Lord Shiva and reside in Kailasa […]
Karungali Malai has acquired a great name and fame nowadays due to its holistic properties. But some people say that it is not a valuable or a spiritual one. I don’t want to comment much about it, and hence I left it to the sole discretion of the readers. Karungali Malai is a powerful Ebony […]
Cotton Wicks (Panju Thiri in Tamil) is also a puja material which is being widely used by the people to lit lamps in their puja rooms, and it is also being used in the temples to enhance the supreme significance of the divinity present in the entire universe. There are numerous benefits of cotton wicks, […]
The sacred water of River Ma Ganga actually originates from the Himalayas, and it freely flows to several places. The water is praised for its purity and holiness which contains various natural medicinal herbs, which would purify our mind and body.Pilgrims used to collect Ganga water from the holy river, through bottles and big containers. […]
Let’s decorate the deity pictures with colourful lamps, like the one, which was photographed by me from my puja room, and attached with this article. Similar to decorating our children with colourful shirts and pants, let’s also concentrate some attention to decorate the great almighty. Daily during evening at least for a few hours, let’s […]
Spiritual Gifts – Key Chains, Books, Diaries, Calendars, Table Tops, Car Dashboard Figurines.. We can give spiritual gifts as our memorable gifts to our friends, relatives and to our well-wishers during the time of their birthdays, marriages and get together functions etc. Apart from that, we can make a casual visit to the orphanages, old […]
We should always buy T-Shirts in such a manner, that it should be engraved with Swamy’s picture. Artists would also come forward to draw the pictures of our favourite deities on the T-Shirts, based on our request, and instead of printing the pictures of our near and dear ones on the T-Shirts, and instead of […]
Natural perfumes such as Sandal paste, Neem and Turmeric are highly spiritual in nature, since these items contain lot of medicinal properties, which heals various skin diseases of the people. We could find that the idols present in the temples would be frequently adorned with sandal paste by the priests, in order to make the […]
We could find wonderful Swamy cabinets in the Temples, and it would be used to fill it up with Swamy Dress materials and important puja materials and some ornaments also would be kept inside the Swamy Cabinets. These cabinets would be locked tightly and the key would be kept by the main Temple Staff, and […]
Swamy stickers are very popularly used during the 1980’s especially by the small children. Children would even fight with each other to procure their favourite film star stickers from the roadside shops, and after getting it, with a happy smile, they used to stick it on their shirts, bags and also on their belts. But […]
Swamy dhotis are very popular among the Ayyappa devotees and Murugan Devotees. Those who wish to participate in the Sabarimala Yatra, used to wear saffron, black or blue colour dhotis, since these colours are favourite to Swamy Ayyappa. Likewise, Saneeswara devotees used to wear black colour dhotis whenever they visit the Saneeswara temples. Devotees those […]
Swamy bags would be mostly available on the shops situated nearby the popular temples, and these bags would contain the images of the deities like Shiva, Shakti, Vishnu, Muruga and Vinayaka. For Sabarimala pilgrims, the Ayyappa Guruswamy would give them a bag containing the image of Lord Ayyappa, and in that bag, the puja items […]
Nowadays due to the fast improvement in science and technology and fast expansion of modernisation, the art field is almost digitalised. Manual drawings have almost lost its importance, and in place of that, digital arts have occupied. Pictures are drawn using Multimedia and using Microsoft Word Paint Brush, instead of using pen and paper. Artists […]
Lord Venkateswara Swamy’ s costumes and ornaments look very rich, and it would add more beauty to his appearance. Likewise, the deity ornaments and costumes is the main attraction in the temples, and compared with other deities, the deity of Vishnu would be adorned with costly garments and rich ornaments. Ancient Chola, Chera and Pandya […]
Similar to Swamy Calenders, Swamy Diaries also play a significant role in the daily life of the devotees. Diaries act as a note book for maintaining our day to day activities, and also we can write about the details of our day to day household expenses in that. Swamy Diaries could be purchased in bulk […]
Most of us would be having various varieties of Key Chains with us, and most of the teenagers would prefer modern key chains for their two wheelers containing the Love Symbol . But middle aged and old aged people would prefer buying key chains containing the images of the “OM” Symbol , Lord Venkateswara, Buddha, […]
By reading Swamy books, we would get a great sense of satisfaction, and it also offers a great and grand feast to our eyes. Reading spiritual books is an easy way of expressing our bhakti from our home itself, and we cannot find any strain in reading books. It is much easier than that of […]
Sri Chakra also known as Sri Yantra, is a form of Yantra which would be kept in some of the temples of Ma Shakti Devi. It gives great powers to the human body, and those who worship the Sri Chakra would get good memory power, good health, and they would be freed from their sins. […]